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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Amy Poirier Gets a Gold Star as Endearing Paulette

Amy Poirier plays Paulette, the lovable hairdresser

Although she’s last in order of
appearance, Amy Poirier’s Paulette is first in the hearts of most audience
members who’ve seen Legally Blonde,
the Musical at the Farmington Players. Amy describes Paulette as “Elle’s confidante, a lonely-heart hairdresser with a hilariously
left-field obsession with Ireland. Paulette is brash and funny and longs to ﬁnd
a man for herself.” Like Elle, Paulette “relates to being hit by the negative
wave created by a guy in her life. Elle and Paulette support and encourage each
other throughout the show, becoming each other’s champion and instant best
friends.”

Amy has great chemistry with
Heather Dolan (Elle): “Working with Heather has been amazing – she is a true
professional, a lot of fun, and extremely talented.” Amy also has cool karma with Michael Rose, who plays Kyle,
her love interest. Amy’s favorite
scene is “definitely ‘Bend and Snap’ – I just love that entire scene, from
first meeting Kyle the UPS guy to the big dance number with Elle and the Greek
chorus. It’s such an empowering moment for Paulette.” Being true to oneself is
the central theme of Legally Blonde. As Amy observes, “When you look beyond
the stereotypes, the comically witty dialogue, and the occasional use of legal
jargon, the audience will find that Legally
Blonde is about one thing: Being yourself and never letting others knock
you down because of it. The message is: I just need to be who I am. I don’t
have to be like this person or like that person. And if they don’t like me,
well, then that’s too bad. I’m going to still be who I want to be. For myself,
this is a lesson that has come with experience and age. That’s what strikes a
chord with the audience and with me personally.”

While Amy seems perfectly cast as
Paulette, she found it challenging to play someone who is so insecure, saying,
“in most areas of my life I’m pretty confident and sure about what I want, who
I am, and the people I want to surround myself with.” Amy has done a great job of contrasting Paulette's vulnerabilities with her strengths.
In the course of ‘Bend and Snap’ alone, Paulette transitions from “being
unsure about herself and not thinking she has anything to offer to being loud
and brash and funny. She has so many hilarious lines in the show. Paulette is
an unforgettable character role that the audience can’t help but fall in love
with her and root for her throughout the show.”

Amy’s other onstage roles at the
Barn include Mazeppa in Gypsy, Shirley Markowitz and others in The Producers, and Ronette in Little Shop of Horrors. Amy works as an
engineer at GM and is a very busy mom of three amazing kids. The Farmington
Players' production of Legally Blonde,
the Musical is sponsored by TruVista Wealth Advisors. The show opened April 26 and runs
through May 18. Tickets can be purchased online at www.farmingtonplayers.org or by
calling the box office at 248-553-2955.